Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Mamat

Mamat /maˈmat/

“a form of Mehmet (praised)”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
M
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Spellings
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Mamat?

Mamat

IPA /maˈmat/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Mamat mean?

Nişanyan Adlar records Mamat as a form of the name Mehmet. Mehmet is the popular Turkish form of Arabic Muḥammad ‘praised, praiseworthy’.1

That Mamat goes back to Muḥammad is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Mamat made of?

Mamat is a single root: Mamat (a form of the name Mehmet).

Mamat root Mamat a form of the name Mehmet ARABIC Muḥammad “praised” Mamat Mamat root a form of the name Mehmet Muḥammad ARABIC “praised”
Mamat: parts and root words
  • Muḥammad Arabic — praised1

How was the name Mamat formed?

Mamat belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

How else is Mamat spelled?

Mehmetspelling

Who are some well-known people named Mamat?

  1. Suat Mamat association football player 1930–2016

People surnamed Mamat as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Mamat accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Mehmet accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Mamat

Q1

What does the surname Mamat mean?

Nişanyan Adlar records Mamat as a form of the name Mehmet. Mehmet is the popular Turkish form of Arabic Muḥammad ‘praised, praiseworthy’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Mamat?

The root word of Mamat is Muḥammad (Arabic): “praised”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Mamat?

Ma·mat, 2 syllables; IPA: /maˈmat/.